The Supreme Court case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. involved a child support dispute in which prosecutors used peremptory challenges to reject most of the men in the jury pool. Analyze the case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994). Which of the following is the most likely reason the justices ruled as they did?(1 point)

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Peremptory challenges on the basis of race were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of race were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.

Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.
Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.

The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.
The attorneys used secret trial proceedings.

The attorneys used the Confrontation Clause.

Answer 1

In the case of JEB v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994), the Supreme Court ruled that peremptory challenges based on gender are a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The state of Alabama used peremptory challenges to exclude male jurors from a jury in a child support case.

Of the options you presented, the most accurate response would be:

Peremptory challenges on the basis of gender were a violation of the Sixth Amendment.

However, it's important to note that the actual ruling was more focused on the Equal Protection Clause rather than the Sixth Amendment. The ruling underscored that using peremptory challenges to discriminate against jurors based on gender (similar to race) is unconstitutional.